LA Tech Week 2025: Wednesday’s Event Lineup

LA Tech Week 2025: Wednesday’s Event Lineup

Here's the Wednesday, October 15th lineup for LA Tech Week 2025, organized by location so you can easily explore events that fit your goals and schedule. Dive in and see what’s happening near you!

ARTS DISTRICT

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  • Heat & Haze: LA’s Dual Climate Emergency: See Details Here
    ThermoShade, AirVitalize, JPMorgan

BEL AIR

7:00 PM

BEVERLY HILLS

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

  • Rejuvenation Mansion: See Details Here
    Rejuvenation Summit, iceless.la, Roam & Reset

11:00 AM

  • Series A founders +Investors@ Private Club Hollywood, featuring Arthur Spivak: See Details Here
    Atlas Cloud AI, Amino Capital, Wilson Sonsini

2:00 PM

  • LAVA Bio/Global LAVA Korea LA TechWeek Showcase: *Invite Only*
    LAVA

3:30 PM

5:30 PM

5:30 PM

  • What's Next in Comms –Happy Hour by PeakMetrics & Stakeholder Labs: See Details Here
    PeakMetrics

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • BAD BITCH EMPIRE: Unapologetic Wealth: See Details Here
    Bad Bitch Empire, Women in AI

6:30 PM

  • LIGHT DAO SALON: Investor Fireside Chat with: Saurabh Suri, CerraCap Ventures: See Details Here
    Light Dao, EVOLVING POTENTIAL

BRENTWOOD

11:15 AM

  • Longevity: Investable Science: See Details Here
    Monarch Athletic Club, The Reason Longevity AI Intelligence

CENTURY CITY

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

  • VCPE: LA TECH WEEK Panel & Pitch 2025: See Details Here
    VCPE GROUPS, ECVC ACCELERATOR, Sente Ventures

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

  • Investing in Music’s Future Through Advocacy & Innovation: See Details Here
    Solid Gold Global, BMO

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

  • VCPE & FAMILY OFFICES Happy Hour: See Details Here
    VCPE GROUPS, LiveToGive, AutoParts.com

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • a16z Speedrun x Litquidity Ventures: Investor Padel Mixer: See Details Here
    Litquidity Ventures, a16z speedrun

5:30 PM

  • Built Smarter: Tech Shaping Housing: See Details Here
    YIMBY Los Angeles, Venable LLP

6:30 PM

CULVER CITY

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • The Future of High Performance: Longevity, Recovery, and Resilience in Tech: See Details Here
    ConciergeMD

4:30 PM – 7:30 PM

  • OpenDrives' Astraeus Product Launch Celebration: Bringing the Cloud Back Down to Earth: See Details Here
    OpenDrives

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL: See Details Here
    Techstars Space, Wilson Sonsini, Leonid Capital Partners

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

6:30 PM

DTLA

9:00 AM

  • Future of Connectivity, Automation Impacting Companies, Retailers, and Family Offices: See Details Here
    Inspire Global Ventures, Digital Evolution Institute

10:00 AM

6:00 PM

ECHO PARK

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

EL SEGUNDO

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1:00 PM

  • XR, Robotics & AI in Film Panels: *Invite Only*
    Undercurrent XR Studios

5:00 PM

  • Black Flag National Security Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Shield Capital, Harpoon Ventures, In-Q-Tel

5:30 PM

  • First & Third | A HardTech Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Third Prime, AWS, First Resonance

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Stress Tested: Defense Tech Meeting Reality: See Details Here
    Starburst, Picogrid

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Founders, Funders, & Forever Companies: A Mid-Week Mixer: See Details Here
    Trousdale Ventures

6:00 PM

  • Women in Data: *Invite Only*
    Sigma Computing, Prodege, Snowflake

7:00 PM

  • AI for building rockets and robots: CAD Reimiagined: See Details Here
    Hestus, Artifact, Rock Yard Ventures

HOLLYWOOD

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

  • Imagination x Innovation: Tech's Role in the Future of Entertainment: See Details Here
    a16z speedrun, Comcast

12:00 PM

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Happy Hour & Panel with Crunchyroll, Vuori and Transcarent: See Details Here
    Mixpanel

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

5:00 PM – 8:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • AI, Learning and Creative Futures: See Details Here
    ASU Herberger Institute of Design and The Arts, FYI Campus (Will.i.am)

KOREATOWN

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

MALIBU

12:00 PM

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

MAR VISTA

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Longevity Advantage: How Top Founders Use Performance Medicine To Outlast: See Details Here
    Pooja Gidwani MD, Inc.

MARINA DEL REY

8:00 AM

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

11:00 AM

  • Startup Groundworks by JPMorgan: *Invite Only*
    JPMorgan

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Inside the Minds Bending Our Reality: See Details Here
    USC Information Sciences Institute, Stifel Venture Banking

4:00 PM

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Elevated Spirits: SA&M Tech Week Exclusive Mixer: See Details Here
    Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

PASADENA

8:00 AM

  • Hacking Human Happiness: See Details Here
    Innovate Pasadena, Art Center College of Design, City of Pasadena

PLAYA VISTA

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Smart to Intelligent: AI and the Connected Home: See Details Here
    IRVINEi, Loyola Marymount University

SANTA MONICA

12:19 AM

  • The Future of Robotics & Self-Driving Cars: Building Innovation: *Invite Only*
    TECHBUXIN

6:30 AM

8:00 AM

  • Founder Flow: Morning Yoga w/ Cake Equity: See Details Here
    Cake Equity, Cooley LLP

8:00 AM

8:30 AM

  • Early-Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders Breakfast: See Details Here
    Forum Ventures, Zendesk, Cooley

8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

  • MachineTrader in Action: Low-Code Infrastructure for Serious Traders.: See Details Here
    MachineTrader.io, Alpaca Markets

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

9:00 AM

  • Penthouse Investor Breakfast with Vulcury Venture Studio: See Details Here
    Vulcury Venture Studio

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • The Predictive CFO: Finance Leadership in the Age of AI: See Details Here
    Elements

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  • The Future of FitTech: How AI is Reshaping Fitness: See Details Here
    VSPYR, Fred Fitness

10:00 AM – 12:00 AM

  • SoCal Black Tech Express Pitch Competition: See Details Here
    Musa Capital, Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, Daraja Collective

10:00 AM

  • Hyrox & InStudio Ventures Present: Sweat & Network at Fitstop: Invite Only
    InStudio Ventures, HYROX, Fitstop

10:00 AM

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Hands-On with the Alpaca MCP Server: Natural Language Trading: See Details Here
    MachineTrader.io, Alpaca Markets

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

12:00 PM

  • Safeguarding the essence of family in an AI-Driven Future: See Details Here
    Trove, MindfulBytes

12:00 PM

  • Investor 360: VC Fireside Chat
    Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator

12:00 PM

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

1:00 PM

  • LA-Tech CEO Summit: Invite Only
    LA-Tech.org

1:00 PM

  • The Founder’s Fight Club: See Details Here
    Braav Security, Santa Monica Striking

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Connect & Match: Tech Talent & Hiring Managers Navigate the Messy Middle: See Details Here
    Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Product Hiring House

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Beachside Female Founder Crawl: See Details Here
    Anne Taylor Communications, LLC., With Mari

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

  • AI in Africa Panel - Landscape, Opportunities, & Challenges
    Exo AI

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Climate Connect: Pickle Edition - Blue Bear + JPM: See Details Here
    BlueBear Capital, J.P. Morgan

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Talking with your data: ‘AI for BI’ happy hour: See Details Here
    Google Cloud, Looker

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • The Future of Social Commerce: See Details Here
    Outlandish, TikTok, The Dodo Group, FHI Heat, Wyze, Back in the Box

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

  • Startups, Investors & Women Leaders: See Details Here
    Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Capacity Capital

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Future of Creator Content Markets: See Details Here
    Winston Francois, Founder Mode

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • Shaping Stories: Journalism, PR, Tech in a New Era: See Details Here
    Fr8qu8ncy, All In One Entertainment

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • Community Led Launches: A Fireside Chat w/ Lavinia Errico (Equinox) & Actress Meagan Good: See Details Here
    CRWD

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

  • Vision to Velocity: Public Funding Pathways for DeepTech Founders: See Details Here
    Origin Ventures, Embark

4:30 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Future of Mobility UX, a salon hosted by CoMotion & BMW Designworks: See Details Here
    CoMotion, BMW Designworks

5:00 PM

  • Signals & Capital - Where SaaS Is Heading & Who's Funding It: See Details Here
    Efficient Capital Labs, BDev Ventures, Mercury

5:00 PM

  • Personal Branding for founders & creators: See Details Here
    Girls Club, Oui We Studio, The Escapism Retreat

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

  • Biz@Sunset Mixer: *Invite Only*
    Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Shore Hote

5:00 PM

  • Neurodivergent Founders & Funders: A happy hour: See Details Here
    Shimmer, Neurode

5:00 PM

  • Innovation in Sports, Media & Entertainment with OneTeam and Waverley Capital: See Details Here
    One Team Partners, Waverley Capital

5:00 PM

  • Coffee & Chill: Gamers Unite at the Energy Station with Blockus: *Invite Only*
    Blockus

5:00 PM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Next Orbit: Deep Tech & Beyond: See Details Here
    Fenwick, Generation Space, Upfront Ventures

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • CPG Happy Hour- XRC Brand Builder Grant Closing Event: See Details Here
    XRC Ventures, SHOPLINE, Manatt

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The After-Hours Exchange: AI & Innovation Mixer: See Details Here
    Law Offices of Shan Potts

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Experience the Future of AI Filmmaking: See Details Here
    Neu Wave AI Films, cinemarket AI

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Life After Perforce: Next-Gen Version Control for Game Dev & Virtual Production: See Details Here
    Diversion

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Smart Brand Solutions: Tech Innovations 2025-2030: See Details Here
    Portal Media Center, Xavvi

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Women in Tech (Sales, MKTG, & PR): See Details Here
    Kat Rucker Consulting Group, JTS - Joiful Talent Solutions

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

  • AI FILMAKING: HOLLYWOOD'S NEW ALGORITHM: See Details Here
    Syndicate AI, Hollo AI, Hustle Fund

5:30 PM

5:30 PM

  • From Exec to investor: making the leap from running companies: *Invite Only*
    a16z speedrun

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

6:00 PM

  • Games fireside chat and dinner with ElevenLabs: *Invite Only*
    ElevenLabs

6:00 PM

  • Breaking Barriers: Leveraging Biotech for Upward Mobility: See Details Here
    Biotech Connection Los Angeles, LA BioSpace

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

  • The Tech + Media Mixer With Fr8qu8ncy: See Details Here
    Fr8qu8ncy, The Omniverse City, All In One Entertainment, Trend

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Youth Mental Well-Being and AI Panel/Mixer: See Details Here
    Headstream, iOpening Enterprises, Innovation Hub at Georgetown's Thrive Center, SidePorch

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • The Next Level: The Unfair Advantages of Building with a Venture Studio: See Details Here
    Expa

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • The Agent Era : Get Your Own AI Career Agent: See Details Here
    HeyNavii.ai, hawkemedia

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • J.P. Morgan Presents: State of the Software Market ft. Alumni Ventures, Invoca, and K1: See Details Here
    J.P. Morgan, K1 Investment Management, Alumni Ventures, Invoca

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Forging The Future: A Discussion With Founders Building the Future of A&D: See Details Here
    Venturing Through Venture

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • Health Tech Exec Happy Hour by Rounds Health, MEDU, and Objective: See Details Here
    Rounds Health

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • Artificially Unintelligent Tech Comedy Show + Open Bar, with Vanta, Fondo & Axle Health: See Details Here
    Not So Daily Stand Up Comedy LLC, Vanta, Fondo Inc

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • In Good Company: Pitch-A-Founder: See Details Here
    The Neon White, Code Tech, Zendevr

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:30 PM

  • Unpacked: A Midweek Happy Hour for Creative Women in Tech: See Details Here
    PRISM Bags

7:00 PM

  • Curated Founder Dinner - Top Tech Founders (Apply/Invite-only): See Details Here
    KStar Holdings, GeekDoingGood.org

7:00 PM

  • The Re-Up: A Tech, Wellness & Art Experience: *Invite Only*
    GloFlow Wellness

7:00 PM

  • Santa Monica Fireside Dinner for LA TechWeek
    VioletX

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

  • Tech & Tonic - Learn & Social | Includes 1 Drink: See Details Here
    Los Angeles Fun Events

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • XRC Founder & Investor Dinner - XRC x SHOPLINE Brand Builder Grant: See Details Here
    XRC Ventures, SHOPLINE, Manatt

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

7:30 PM

  • Emerging Technology: See Details Here
    Lawrence Harvey - Emerging Tech Specialists, Lawrence Harvey

8:00 PM

  • What's Next: An Evening with Expa: *Invite Only*
    Expa

UCLA

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Ghosted by Humans, Heard by AI?: See Details Here
    The Data Science Union at UCLA, SAY!T Mental Health

VENICE

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  • LA Tech Week - Women in VC Breakfast: See Details Here
    Fulcrum Venture Group, iSquared Capital, Juniper Square

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

3:00 PM

  • Family Office Seed to Scale: *Invite Only*
    Family Office Cross Border Alliance

3:00 PM – 6:30 PM

  • Google Cloud's CTO Connect - The New AI Creative Era & Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Google Cloud

4:00 PM

  • From Code to Cognitive: Building AI Agents & Automated Workflows: See Details Here
    Ardas

4:00 PM

  • Female Founders and Funders Happy Hour: See Details Here
    2 to 20, Rhodes Creative Group, TriNet, Orrick

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Founder Friends: See Details Here
    Hustle Fund, Rivian, Fidelity Private Shares, Mercer Advisors

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • AI, Innovation & Oktoberfest!: See Details Here
    NRW.Global Business (North America)

5:30 PM

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Founders x Fractionals: The Future of Venture Building - A Build Momentum Launch Party: See Details Here
    Build Momentum

6:00 PM

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

7:00 PM

VENICE BEACH

9:00 AM

  • Swiss Watch AI: The $7B Opportunity - Morning Coffee and Pastries: See Details Here
    ViviScout

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

VIRTUAL (LA)

11:00 AM

  • Capital + Growth: The New Model of Company Building: See Details Here
    Untapped Ventures

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  • Hard Truths: Why Hardware Startups Fail Part II: See Details Here
    Hardware Velocity

WEST ADAMS

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • Breaking Into Cyber: Your Roadmap to a New Career: See Details Here
    The Gathering Spot, What If Security, KSCOPE

WEST HOLLYWOOD

11:00 AM

  • Series A founders +Investors@ Private Club Hollywood, featuring Arthur Spivak: See Details Here
    Amino Capital, Atlas Cloud, Wilson Sonsini

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Scaling Your Consumer AI Startup | Panel with Snap & OpenAI | Hosted by Maven Ventures: See Details Here
    Maven Ventures, Inworld

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • 『AI Founders' Meetup』🌟 LA Digital Commerce Night: See Details Here
    UpScaleX, Moxy

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

WEST SIDE

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Who Regulates the Robots? Startups, Ethics, and the AI Wild West: See Details Here
    Sunstone Management, Pepperdine Graziado Business School

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Visionaries & VCs - The Early Stage Edition: See Details Here
    Amplify, Bling Capital, ActOne, Ventures

6:00 PM

  • AI + IS (Artificial Intelligence + Imagined Self): *Invite Only*
    MRKAI

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

  • The Future of Pickleball - An LA Tech Week Roundtable: See Details Here
    DinkSmart

For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.

Enjoy LA Tech Week 2025!

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The LA Startup Taking on One of Parenting’s Most Frustrating Problems

🔦 Spotlight

Hello Los Angeles,

Every parent knows the feeling of becoming an overnight expert in something they never wanted to learn.

For families navigating developmental delays, behavioral health needs, autism, speech therapy, occupational therapy or pediatric mental health support, that learning curve can become a full-time job. Finding the right specialist is hard enough. Getting those specialists, pediatricians, insurers and families to actually coordinate with each other? That’s often where the system breaks.

That’s the problem Los Angeles-based Village is trying to solve.

The specialty pediatrics startup raised $9.5 million in seed funding this week, led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Bling Capital, GTMFund and Perceptive Ventures.

Its AI-powered platform is designed to bring families, providers, pediatricians and payers into one coordinated care system for children with developmental, behavioral and mental health needs.

The company was born out of co-founder Brandon Terry’s personal experience navigating care for his daughter after she was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition. Like many parents, his family faced long waitlists, high out-of-pocket costs and a fragmented web of specialists who were not necessarily working from the same playbook.

The pitch is not simply “find a provider faster.” Village wants to coordinate the entire team around a child, including occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, behavioral therapists and pediatricians. Its AI agent, Vera, is designed to help with the administrative drag that often slows pediatric practices down: scheduling, documentation, billing and care coordination.

The company’s raise also points to a less flashy, but deeply consequential corner of health tech: making complex care easier to navigate. In specialty pediatrics, the pain point is not always the quality of care itself. It is the space between appointments, referrals, insurance approvals and provider communication where families are often left to connect the dots themselves.

So far, Village says it has built a network of more than 400 independent pediatric specialty providers in Southern California and has contracts with major commercial insurers including Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare. The new funding will help the company expand across Southern California, into other parts of California and eventually into new states.

In other words, the next wave of healthcare infrastructure may not look like one giant hospital system. It may look more like a connected network built around the people who have been holding the system together all along: families.

And yes, in this case, it really does take a Village.

Venture deals follow below.👇


🤝 Venture Deals

    LA Companies

    • MOSH, the brain health nutrition brand co-founded by Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger, raised a $13M Series A led by Main Street Advisors to expand nationally across grocery retailers and accelerate product innovation. The Los Angeles-based company plans to use the funding to grow its retail footprint, including an upcoming Target launch, while expanding its lineup of brain-focused nutrition products with new high-protein bars designed to support both cognitive and physical performance. - learn more
    • Spring Labs raised $5M to expand its AI-native compliance platform for banks and fintechs, with the funding led by BankTech Ventures and Haymaker Ventures. The Marina del Rey-based company is building AI agents that automate complaint handling, dispute resolution, and other compliance workflows, helping regulated financial institutions scale operations more efficiently while maintaining oversight and auditability. - learn more
    • FlowPrompt.ai secured a strategic seed investment from ART Fund SP, part of ChainBLX SPC, as the company expands its AI orchestration platform designed to help developers build and manage complex AI workflows through a visual interface. Alongside the investment, the companies also launched a global AI hackathon and builder program that will give selected founders access to funding opportunities, platform tools, and a live investor pitch event in Los Angeles later this summer. - learn more
    • Chance Studios raised $3.2M to build a unified platform for trading card game collectors, aiming to bring inventory management, marketplace activity, and community features into a single ecosystem. The round was co-led by Makers Fund and Hashed, with participation from Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, GAM3GIRL VC, and others, as the company looks to modernize how collectors buy, track, and interact around physical and digital TCG assets. - learn more

    LA Venture Funds
    • Rebel Fund participated in Moritz’s $9M seed round, backing the AI-native law firm as it looks to automate large portions of routine corporate legal work. The company combines software with experienced attorneys to speed up contract drafting and review, and says it has already handled more than $2 billion worth of contracts across over 100 companies since launching earlier this year. - learn more
    • Rebel Fund participated in Corvera’s $4.2M seed round, backing the AI-native supply chain platform as it automates back-office operations for consumer packaged goods brands. The Y Combinator-backed startup is building AI agents that can handle workflows like order processing, invoicing, and demand planning across fragmented enterprise systems, helping brands scale operations without significantly increasing headcount. - learn more
    • Chaac Ventures participated in Astrocade’s $5.6M funding round, backing the gaming startup as it builds a social gaming platform centered around community-created interactive experiences. The company is focused on blending gaming, streaming, and creator tools into a more collaborative entertainment platform, and plans to use the funding to expand development and grow its creator ecosystem. - learn more
    • Fusion VC participated in MSICS Pharma’s $3.6M funding round, backing the biotech company as it advances psilocybin-based treatments for PTSD, depression, and OCD. The company is developing medical-grade psychedelic compounds and plans to use the funding to expand production, accelerate clinical trials, and prepare for broader commercialization as interest in psychedelic therapies continues to grow. - learn more
    • JAM Fund participated in Fun’s $72M Series A, backing the payments infrastructure startup as it scales its platform for moving money across fintech and digital asset applications. The round was co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire, and the company plans to use the funding to expand internationally, pursue acquisitions, and deepen its infrastructure stack as demand grows for faster global payment systems. - learn more

    LA Exits

    • Tapin2 was acquired by Greater Sum Ventures, joining MyVenue as part of GSV’s expanded point-of-sale technology platform for stadiums, arenas and live entertainment venues. Tapin2 provides self-service, suite catering and mobile ordering technology for high-volume sports and entertainment venues, while MyVenue offers cloud-native POS software across concessions, premium seating, retail, in-seat ordering and other venue operations. Together, the companies say their technology is used in more than 70% of MLB and NFL stadiums. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. - learn more
    • Motiv Space Systems signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Rocket Lab, bringing its space robotics, motion control systems and precision spacecraft mechanisms into Rocket Lab’s growing space systems business. Motiv’s technology has supported major missions including NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and lunar rover programs, and the company will be rebranded as Rocket Lab Robotics after the deal closes, which is expected in the second quarter of 2026. - learn more
    • Robyn was acquired by Los Angeles-based Tot Squad, bringing its AI-powered doula tool into Tot Squad’s broader support platform for expecting and new moms. Robyn’s AI was trained on more than 70,000 de-identified messages between parents and doulas, and the acquisition will help Tot Squad offer free, around-the-clock pregnancy and early motherhood guidance alongside access to human experts like doulas, lactation consultants and sleep coaches. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. - learn more

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      Match Goes Niche With $100M Move

      🔦 Spotlight

      Hello Los Angeles,

      It’s May, and LA is about to have one of its more important weeks.

      The Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 returns to Beverly Hills next week, bringing together thousands of investors, operators, policymakers, and executives. It’s one of the few places where public markets, private capital, and tech actually overlap in the same rooms, and where you can usually get an early read on what capital is leaning into before it fully shows up in the data.

      This year, one theme is already starting to surface. Platforms are getting more specific, not more broad.

      This week’s news is a good example.

      Match Group is investing $100 million into Sniffies, a fast-growing, location-based platform built for gay, bi, trans, and queer men. It’s a notable move for a company best known for mainstream dating apps like Tinder and Hinge, and it signals a deeper push into more niche, community-driven platforms.

      Sniffies operates very differently from traditional dating apps. It’s more real-time, more map-based, and more focused on immediacy than long-term matching. In other words, it’s built around behavior, not profiles.

      And that’s what makes the investment interesting.

      For years, the dominant strategy in consumer platforms was scale, build one product that works for everyone. But what we’re seeing now is the opposite. The platforms that are gaining traction tend to be the ones that understand a specific audience deeply and build for how that group actually behaves.

      Match leaning into that shift isn’t just about expanding its portfolio. It’s a recognition that growth is coming from focus.

      And in a city like Los Angeles, that’s usually where things start.

      Below are this week’s venture deals and fund announcements across LA 👇


      🤝 Venture Deals

        LA Companies

        • Illuminant Surgical raised an $8.4M seed round to accelerate the rollout of its real-time anatomical projection platform, which aims to give surgeons enhanced visibility during procedures. The company’s “Skylight” system is designed to project internal imaging directly onto the patient, improving precision and reducing risk, and the funding will support product development and early commercialization efforts. - learn more
        • Jupid raised $840K in early funding to support its AI-native accounting platform, which is designed to automate bookkeeping, tax filing, and compliance for small businesses directly within banking platforms. The company is building what it describes as an embedded “AI accountant” that integrates with financial institutions to streamline operations for entrepreneurs, and plans to use the funding to expand partnerships and accelerate product development as demand grows for automated financial tools. - learn more
        • Lumicup raised a $4.38M Series A to expand its product line and scale manufacturing as it looks to meet growing demand for its consumer health and wellness products. The company plans to use the funding to increase production capacity, invest in new product development, and strengthen its distribution as it continues to grow its footprint in the market. - learn more
        • Counterpart raised a $50M Series C to expand its AI-driven “agentic insurance” platform, which helps small businesses manage growing legal and employment risks tied to AI adoption. The round was led by Valor Equity Partners with participation from existing investor Vy Capital, bringing the company’s total funding to $106M, and the capital will be used to launch new insurance products, expand risk management capabilities, and scale its underwriting platform. - learn more
        • Nervonik raised a $52.5M Series B to advance its next-generation peripheral nerve stimulation technology, which aims to deliver more precise, personalized treatment for chronic pain. The round was led by Amzak Health with participation from Elevage Medical Technologies, U.S. Venture Partners, Lumira Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Shangbay Capital, and the company plans to use the funding to accelerate clinical programs and move toward commercialization. - learn more
        • LighthouseAI raised an $8M Series A to expand its AI-powered platform that helps pharmaceutical companies manage state licensing and regulatory compliance. The round was led by Boxcars Ventures with participation from TGVP and existing investors, and the company plans to use the funding to enhance product development, improve service delivery, and support continued growth as it scales across the pharma supply chain. - learn more

        LA Venture Funds
        • MANTIS Venture Capital participated in Rogo’s $75M Series C, backing the AI platform as it builds autonomous financial agents designed to streamline complex workflows for banks and investment firms. The round was led by Sequoia Capital and included a mix of major financial institutions and venture firms, signaling strong demand for AI tools that can augment decision-making across high-stakes finance. - learn more
        • M13 participated in Chord’s $7M funding round, backing the AI commerce platform as it builds a “context layer” designed to unify fragmented data, tools, and workflows for retail brands. The round was led by Equal Ventures with participation from Chingona Ventures and CEAS Investments, and the company aims to help operators move beyond dashboards toward systems that can make real-time decisions and automate actions across the business. - learn more
        • Fika Ventures participated in Lumian’s funding round, backing the startup as it launches an AI-native Amazon agency designed to automate and optimize how brands operate on the marketplace. The company is focused on replacing traditional agency workflows with AI-driven systems that can manage everything from advertising to operations in real time, reflecting a broader shift toward automation in e-commerce. - learn more
        • Riot Ventures co-led True Anomaly’s $650M Series D, backing the defense space startup as it scales spacecraft, software, and autonomous systems designed for national security missions in orbit. The round values the company at around $2.2 billion and brings total funding to over $1 billion since its 2022 founding, and the company plans to use the capital to accelerate mission deployments, expand manufacturing, and grow its workforce as demand increases for space-based defense capabilities. - learn more
        • Clocktower Technology Ventures participated in Clarasight’s $11.5M Series A, backing the AI-powered travel and expense platform as it works to unify fragmented enterprise data into a single system. The round was led by AlleyCorp with participation from several travel and fintech-focused investors, and the company plans to use the funding to expand product development and scale go-to-market efforts as demand grows for AI-driven efficiency in corporate travel. - learn more
        • Halogen Ventures and Mucker Capital participated in SkyfireAI’s $11M seed round, backing the startup as it builds an AI-native platform for coordinating autonomous, multi-drone operations. The company’s software is designed for public safety and defense use cases, helping teams deploy and manage fleets of drones with greater speed and efficiency without increasing staffing, and it plans to use the funding to accelerate product development, expand its team, and scale deployments with government and mission-critical customers as demand grows for autonomous drone systems. - learn more
        • Matter Venture Partners led OpenLight’s $50M Series A-1, with participation from Acclimate Ventures, Catapult Ventures, and existing investors, backing the photonics company as it scales its next-generation chip platform for AI infrastructure. The funding brings total capital raised to $84M and will be used to accelerate global deployment of its silicon photonics technology across data centers, telecom, and other high-bandwidth applications. - learn more
        • Alexandria Venture Investments participated in Fathom Therapeutics’ $47M Series A, backing the biotech startup as it applies quantum chemistry and AI to design next-generation small molecule drugs. The oversubscribed round was led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from Chemistry and other investors, and the company plans to advance its platform, which simulates protein behavior inside living cells to accelerate drug discovery. - learn more

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          Netflix Doubles Down on LA

          🔦 Spotlight

          Hey Los Angeles.

          Goodbye Coachella, hello Stagecoach. The desert doesn’t stay quiet for long, and neither does LA’s entertainment machine.

          This week, that momentum showed up in a more permanent way.

          Netflix is expanding its footprint in Los Angeles with a major move to take over and invest in Radford Studio Center, a historic production lot in Studio City. The company is planning a long-term transformation of the site, with upgrades to soundstages, production offices, and infrastructure designed to support the next generation of film and television production.

          It’s a notable shift in a moment when production has been under pressure in California, with studios increasingly looking outside the state for cost advantages. Netflix going deeper in LA, and specifically into a legacy studio lot, signals a different kind of commitment. Not just to content, but to where that content actually gets made.

          And it comes at a time when the streaming wars have matured. Growth is harder, budgets are tighter, and the focus has shifted from scale at all costs to efficiency and control. Owning or operating more of the production environment gives Netflix tighter control over timelines, costs, and output.

          For Los Angeles, it’s a reminder of what still anchors the city. Even as AI, defense tech, and infrastructure startups continue to rise, entertainment remains one of the few industries where LA isn’t just competitive, it’s foundational.

          Different headlines each week, but a consistent theme underneath them. Whether it’s power, autonomy, or content, the companies that matter are investing in the layers they don’t want to outsource.

          And in this case, that layer is Hollywood itself.

          Below are this week’s venture deals, fund announcements, and acquisitions across LA 👇


          🤝 Venture Deals

            LA Venture Funds

            • UP Partners and Calm Ventures participated in Reliable Robotics’ $160M funding round, backing the autonomous aviation company as it advances pilotless flight technology for cargo and passenger aircraft. The round included a mix of new and existing investors, and the company plans to use the capital to accelerate certification efforts and expand deployment of its autonomous systems across commercial aviation. - learn more
            • Blue Heron Ventures participated in Tava Health’s $40M Series C, backing the company as it expands its tech-enabled mental health platform into a more integrated, full-stack system for providers, employers, and health plans. The round was led by Centana Growth Partners with participation from existing investors, and the company plans to use the funding to roll out new AI-powered tools and broaden access to care while reducing administrative friction across the system. - learn more
            • Vamos Ventures participated in Zócalo Health’s $15M Series A, backing the company as it scales its tech-enabled, community-based primary care model focused on high-need and underserved populations. The round was led by .406 Ventures with participation from existing and new investors, and the company plans to use the funding to expand its clinics and deepen partnerships with Medicaid programs as demand for accessible care grows. - learn more

            LA Exits
            • Studio71 has been acquired by Fixated as part of a broader deal in which German media company ProSiebenSat.1 sold its North American creator business, giving Fixated a large-scale network of creators and podcast operations and significantly expanding its footprint as it continues an aggressive roll-up strategy in the creator economy. The move signals continued consolidation in the space, with Fixated building a more vertically integrated platform across talent management, content production, and distribution. - learn more
            • Bonsai Health has been acquired by ModMed, bringing its AI-powered patient engagement platform into a broader healthcare software ecosystem. The deal is aimed at integrating Bonsai’s “agentic AI” capabilities into ModMed’s platform to automate patient outreach, fill care gaps, and improve scheduling across a network of nearly 50,000 providers. - learn more

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